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Sex differences in primary cognitive abilities among blacks, Indians and whites in South Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Ken Owen  and
Richard Lynn
Ken Owen
Affiliation:
Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa
Richard Lynn
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland
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Summary

Sex differences are reported for samples of approximately 1000 16-year-old blacks, Indians and whites in South Africa on ten tests of cognitive ability. Males obtained significantly higher means on non-verbal reasoning, spatial and mechanical aptitude, and females obtained significantly higher means on perceptual speed and memory for meaning (except among the black sample). In general the sex differences in South Africa are consistent with those typically obtained in the United States.

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Short reports
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 25 , Issue 4 , October 1993 , pp. 557 - 560
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Copyright © 1993, Cambridge University Press

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